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All the cars that I have
owned - I think.

2000 Miata LS

I love this one most. Purchased in March 2005.
It is more fun than anyone can imagine.

Granddaughter Natalie took her first Miata drive May
18, 2010

I received my first drivers
license four days after turning 16 on August 30, 1955 over 51 years ago.

1941 Plymouth. Four door sedan

I
had this car in high school and my first year in college. It was
painted a bright metallic green and really burned oil. That is me
pumping gas into the car with fins.

1950 Ford, four door sedan, flat
head 6

I had this during my 2nd year in college in about 1958-9. It
was dark blue, and I removed the grill for a different look - cheap
customizing.

I went two years without a car. I lived within walking
distance of downtown Eugene and the University of Oregon. I used a bike and
one time hitch hiked to Cave Junction, my parent's hometown.

1949 Ford, two door, flat head 6

I bought this car in the
Spring of 1962 to drive to my student teaching assignment. This is a double
exposure, but my only photo.

1961 Lambretta
motor scooter

During my Senior year at the U of O, I had this. It
was great for getting around and exploring Eugene.

1961 Ford Falcon, 2door

I bought this car the day after I became engaged to Laverne. It was our
honeymoon car. I traded it off in 1964 to get my first MG.

1964 MG Midget

Small, handled
well, a car that I never really got over. It was our only car until I
got a Model A Ford for a hobby. It was
the last of the MGs without roll up windows. Laverne learned to drive
with this one.

On a camping trip in Eastern
Oregon. Space was so tight we had to be clever in packing. Two
sleeping bags, one tent, a two burner cook stove and clothes. Also,
1 year old daughter Camille tucked in behind the seats.

An overnight stop at the
French Glenn Hotel before crossing the dessert to the Hart Mountain Antelope
Refuge.

1928 Model A
Ford

I was getting ready to paint it. I
didn't have a garage to work in.

I purchased it around 1966 and partially restored it to
the way it looks in the photo.

After we moved to Alaska I had it
shipped up. Camille's cat had kittens in the back seat. I drove it very little and ended up selling it
in 1972.

1964 Ford Econoline

What a box. Very practical. This was before vans
were popular. I traded my MG for it in 1968 so I would have something for a
move to Alaska with. It was cold in the winter, no insulation on
the inside.

We camped in it wherever we went.
This picture is in Dawson City, Yukon, historic town of gold rush fame.
Notice the extra spare tires on the roof rack. That is Anne out front.

1971 Pinto Hatchback

We bought
this car new and only kept it a year. It was good. I had to sell it to
get money to buy a pickup and camper. Mt. McKinley is in the picture.

This is in the driveway of our home
in Eagle River, Alaska. Daughters Camille and Anne are playing. It was
right after breakup when the snow melts and things haven't greened up yet.

1972 Ford F250 pickup

Purchased
in 1972 with camper to take advantage of Alaska. We bought a canoe and
tied it to the top and went most places that roads would take us.

1969 MG Midget

Roll up windows,
wire wheels, a real improvement on our 1st MG. Bought this in about
1974. We carried two adults and two of my daughters in this whenever we
went somewhere. It was great on packed snow.

Leaving Alaska in 1980

Everything
packed up for a trip down the Alaska Highway when we left Alaska. We
had the Pinto shipped out.

1972 Pinto Station Wagon

We
bought this in Alaska in about 1977 to have more room. It was banged
up, rusted, and embarrassed my teenage daughters. We brought it out to
Oregon with us in 1980.

1984 Dodge Ares

This replaced the
Pinto wagon and served very well for a few years. Put over 200,000
miles on it. It didn't make it in many photos. Here it had a
homemade roof rack setup for moving some things.

1976 Pinto

I bought this for Camille during her last year in
college. It was a real beater. Differential locked up in Camas
Valley once and had to be replaced. I don't have a photo of this, but
this one is similar.

1990 Ford Ranger

This was a
replacement for the 72 Ford pickup. We had it about a year and sold it
to get money for our next sedan.

1992 Ford Taurus

A great sedan. We had it until we inherited the Dodge Caravan from my
mother. Drove it over 200,000 miles.

1988 Ford Ranger

Purchased in
about 1996. Needed a pickup. Daughter Susan drove it in Grants
Pass for awhile. Gave it to my son-in-law Todd who still has it.

1991 Dodge Caravan

The white one. My mother, who had it and was called
Granny, gave it to me when she could no longer drive. Everyone in the
family refers to it as the "Granny Van."

It just about died once on the
freeway with a cooling system problem. Got it fixed and it just kept
going. Daughter Susan was it's main driver in it's last days. It
had 217,000 miles on it when we donated it to St. Vincent DePaul in 2005.

1992 Ford Festiva

We had this for
a very short time. It was great but hard to steer. No power steering.
Susan was the main driver. It got slammed in the left rear and became undrivable. Alas, poor Festiva.

2001 Ford Ranger, 4WD

Purchased
partly with credit card points. Very nice.

We still have this one.
Laverne is the primary driver.

2000 Miata LS

Back to my toy.
This car gives me more kicks than any other vehicle I have owned.

In the driveway, ready to roll.

2002 PT Cruiser
Woody

Purchased July 2005 to replace the "Granny Van."

1998 Chevy
Venture

Bruce & Anne sent me the money to purchase it for
them. They will took it off my hands in June 2006 when they arrived from
China. My possession of it was for two months. Never had a Chevy before, probably
will never have one again.
I am mostly a Ford guy.